linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 13/14] x86/UV: Update UV support for external NMI signals

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Message-ID: <20130314072019.GC7869@gmail.com>
Date:	Thu, 14 Mar 2013 08:20:19 +0100
From:	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org>
To:	Mike Travis <travis@....com>
Cc:	Jason Wessel <jason.wessel@...driver.com>,
	Dimitri Sivanich <sivanich@....com>,
	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>,
	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>,
	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	kgdb-bugreport@...ts.sourceforge.net, x86@...nel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Russ Anderson <rja@....com>,
	Alexander Gordeev <agordeev@...hat.com>,
	Suresh Siddha <suresh.b.siddha@...el.com>,
	"Michael S. Tsirkin" <mst@...hat.com>,
	Steffen Persvold <sp@...ascale.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 13/14] x86/UV: Update UV support for external NMI signals


* Mike Travis <travis@....com> wrote:

> 
> There is an exception where the NMI_LOCAL notifier chain is used. When 
> the perf tools are in use, it's possible that our NMI was captured by 
> some other NMI handler and then ignored.  We set a per_cpu flag for 
> those CPUs that ignored the initial NMI, and then send them an IPI NMI 
> signal.

"Other" NMI handlers should never lose NMIs - if they do then they should 
be fixed I think.

Thanks,

	Ingo
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